... The First Thirty Years: Being an Account of the Principal Events in the History of Imperial Valley, Southern California, U.S.A. ... |
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Visitors Discovery of the Colorado River The Two Lack of Money First Southern Pacific Loan Railroad | 24 |
N Perry How the First Surveys Were Started CANAL | 82 |
Chamber of Commerce Ice Plant Burns The First | 323 |
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acres All-American Canal Anderson Angeles appointed April Arizona Association Attorney Bank bill Board bonds Brawley Bros building built Calexico California Development Company Calipatria camp cantaloupe Centro Chamber of Commerce Chas church Club Colorado Desert Colorado River committee construction contract crop desert Director Edgar El Centro elected Engineer farm farmers Ferguson fire flood Frank Fred George Chaffey Government Harry Heber highway Holton Holtville Hotel Imperial County Imperial Irrigation District Imperial Land Company Imperial Valley interest Ira Aten John June Lake land Leroy Holt Lodge main canal manager McPherrin Mexican Mexico miles named Niland November O. B. Tout October organized perial Phil pioneer plant President purchased railroad ranch reclamation resigned Rockwood Salton Sea San Diego Secretary Seeley sold Southern Pacific street Supervisors Swing tion took town townsite Valley's voted W. F. Holt Water Company William Yuma